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Definition of Tumorous
1. a. Swelling; protuberant.
Definition of Tumorous
1. Adjective. Pertaining to or having the appearance of a tumor. ¹
2. Adjective. Covered with tumors. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tumorous
1. tumor [adj] - See also: tumor
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tumorous
Literary usage of Tumorous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Thyroid Gland by Cleveland Clinic Foundation, George Washington Crile (1922)
"These conditions rarely occur in uncomplicated non-tumorous thyroids, ... 4, A)
The normal thyroid is a uniform uncomplicated non- tumorous gland with two ..."
2. Surgical Diseases of the Chest by Carl Beck (1907)
"tubular diaphragm for the circumscribed tumorous area besides, ... The tube should
be as near the tumorous area as possible, the distance of the tubal wall ..."
3. Practical surgery, diagnostic, therapeutic and operative by Burnett Roswell Hubbard (1911)
"A bursa is a tumorous growth, akin to a synovial cyst. ... Another form of tumorous
growth, and one springing from bony structures, is called exostosis. ..."
4. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"... as indicated by the occurrence of non-tumorous and tumorous lesions, is enhanced
by the addition of cocoa. 91-1414. ..."
5. Botanical Abstracts by Board of Control of Botanical Abstracts (1920)
"The activity of catalase and of oxidase is found to be considerably greater in
tumorous than in healthy tissue, due evidently to the decrease in ..."
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